Top 10 Music Documentaries (2019)
by osewa | created - 23 Nov 2018 | updated - 09 Feb 2019 | PublicDocumentaries for DJs, Producers and everyone who is passionate about Music
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1. Whiplash (2014)
R | 106 min | Drama, Music
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Votes: 991,002 | Gross: $13.09M
2. Rapture (2018– )
Documentary, Music
Featuring an impressive collection of artists who have found worldwide success, this documentary series showcases hip-hop's impact on global culture.
Stars: Joseph Simmons III, Logic, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Votes: 596
3. Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Music
MC and journalist Shad Kabango meets with Hip-Hop's biggest stars to retrace how Hip-Hop became the world's most popular music, but realizes that Hip-Hop's true legacy is something much more profound.
Stars: Shad, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Cheo Hodari Coker
Votes: 6,454
Netflix US
4. 808 (2015)
107 min | Documentary, Music
808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Dunn | Stars: Damon Albarn, Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Chris Barbosa
Votes: 720
Amazon Prime
5. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016)
79 min | Documentary
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, directed by Justin Krook, is a heart-pumping yet heart-wrenching documentary about one of the most eminent DJs working today: Steve Aoki. In the lead-up to Aoki's ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Krook | Stars: Devon Aoki, Benji Madden, Will.i.am, Travis Barker
Votes: 1,443
Netflix US
6. This Was Tomorrow: Tomorrowland Presents... (2015)
PG | 77 min | Documentary
This documentary marks the tenth year anniversary of the great music festival known as Tomorrowland. Here you learn the impact of music festivals and what electronic dance music means to ... See full summary »
Director: Wim Bonte | Stars: Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Afrojack, Steve Angello, Steve Aoki
Votes: 350
7. What We Started (2017)
94 min | Documentary
DJs, producers, and promoters discuss the history and state of electronic dance music.
Directors: Bert Marcus, Cyrus Saidi | Stars: Steve Angello, Carl Cox, Chip Eberhart, Martin Garrix
Votes: 1,523
8. Avicii: True Stories (2017)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Focuses on the incredible rise, fall and rebirth of one of the worlds most successful electronic music artists of all time, Avicii.
Director: Levan Tsikurishvili | Stars: Salem Al Fakir, Avicii, Johan Bjerkelund, Aloe Blacc
Votes: 6,982
Netflix US
9. Sample This (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
Director: Dan Forrer | Stars: Gene Simmons, Questlove, Roosevelt Grier, Grandmaster Caz
Votes: 512
Netflix US
10. Quincy (2018)
TV-MA | 124 min | Documentary, Biography
An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
Directors: Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones | Stars: Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Clarence Avant
Votes: 5,169
Netflix US
11. Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.
Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Sandra Amador, Michael Bearden, Tony Bennett, BloodPop
Votes: 13,697
Netflix US
12. Fyre (2019)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
An exclusive behind the scenes look at the infamous unraveling of the Fyre music festival.
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Billy McFarland, Jason Bell, Gabrielle Bluestone, Shiyuan Deng
Votes: 52,087
Netflix US
13. Fyre Fraud (2019)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary
Concert promoters and rapper Ja Rule advertise a high-end festival experience that fails spectacularly when they don't plan for the infrastructure to support the venue, artists and guests.
Directors: Jenner Furst, Julia Willoughby Nason | Stars: Billy McFarland, Jake Horowitz, Polly Mosendz, Calvin Wells
Votes: 6,839
Hulu
14. Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.
Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Sandra Amador, Michael Bearden, Tony Bennett, BloodPop
Votes: 13,697
Netflix US
15. Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: James Brown, Christian McBride, Bobby Byrd, Greg Tate
Votes: 1,497
16. Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Music
Rising from the ashes of Nirvana, the Foo Fighters became a Grammy-winning sensation on their own. Sixteen years of the band's history comes to life in this documentary, from their demo ... See full summary »
Director: James Moll | Stars: Shawn Cloninger, William Goldsmith, Jessy Greene, Dave Grohl
Votes: 6,521
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